Senior Director, Product Management - AIR

About Autodesk 

Are you passionate about improving the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) industry through technology?  Would you be excited to drive the strategy and Product Management team for the AutoCAD, Infrastructure and Reality Capture portfolio of products, delivering world changing technology to millions of customers globally?  We are looking for a Sr. Director of Product Management to lead the AutoCAD, Infrastructure and Reality Capture (AIR) product portfolio.

At Autodesk, we are obsessed with building tools for people who imagine, design, and make a better world for the 8+ billion people living on our planet. Our clients make the tallest buildings in the world, innovate on new green, affordable housing for low income communities, put rockets into space, invent solutions for bringing fresh water to famine affected countries, 3d print cheap prosthetic limbs for the needy in 3rd world countries, design and make the products in your home and in your pocket, and bring stories and experiences to life that leap off the screen and inspire the world.  

Job description

Position Role Overview

The Senior Director of Product Management (PM) for our AutoCAD, Civil 3D and Reality Capture team is an inspirational leader dedicated to creating clear, concise visions, empowering high functioning teams, and fostering collaboration across organizational divisions to drive exceptional outcomes. This role oversees products reaching millions of customers and generating ~$3billion annually, contributing to a better world designed and made for all. As the Senior Director, you will lead a globally distributed team, driving the future product strategy for 15+ industry leading products within Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC). Reporting directly to the VP Product Development AIR, you will work hand in hand with Industry Strategy, Product Marketing, Worldwide Sales, Legal and of course our customers to set the product strategy for the entire AIR organization.

The ideal candidate will have deep, real-world experience in the Civil Engineering industry and a proven track record in Product Management. This role will define and drive the strategy for our product portfolio, ensuring alignment with market needs and business goals.

This position is hybrid remote and can be based anywhere in the US. An MBA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy
  • Lead and ensure a holistic, cohesive product strategy across AutoCAD, Infrastructure and Reality Capture, spanning desktop, web, mobile and cloud technology.
  • Partner closely with business strategy and Sales to align on market opportunities.
  • Drive focus on what will make the most positive impact on customer needs, as well as drive adoption and business impact.
  • Create and maintain roadmaps focused on customer outcomes, managing the plan from concept through execution, delivery, and post-release adoption and business success.
  • Ensure the establishment and tracking against strategic objectives, key results, and product health KPIs.
     
• Leadership & Team Development
  • Represent AIR Product Management on AIR Leadership Team
  • Attract, scale, and retain a high-performing team of Product Managers and Product Owners to drive impact across a geographically dispersed team of internal partners and stakeholders.
  • Ensure a cohesiveness and excellence in the practice of product management.
  • Be a role model for communication with customers and internal stakeholders, from telling our strategy, to facilitating alignment towards shared goals, and handling challenging situations.
  • Ensure self and team is recognized as trusted partners internally and with customers.
     
• Customer Engagement
  • Develop and manage strong and lasting relationships with customers across firms of all sizes and across the globe.
  • Articulate product value to customers while differentiating products from competitive offerings.
  • Represent the AIR products and broader Autodesk strategy at customer sites, conferences, and other external venues.

• Product Discovery & Product Delivery
  • Ensure excellence in product discovery to identify key customer problems that are most critical to solve, quickly understand value and viability risks, and work with the engineering leadership to successfully deliver solutions that address these problems.
  • Work with Autodesk product teams, within the direct product group and across Autodesk, to prioritize requirements, make trade-offs, and support release plans.
  • Ensure solid decision making for product decisions that is fueled by data, both qualitative and quantitative.
  • Foster alignment with stakeholders across the company and maximize joint outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS Degree in Architecture, Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management or equivalent
• 8+ years’ Deep ddomain expertise in Civil Engineering and experience with related products such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Recap Pro.
• 5+ years’ experience managing a team of Product Managers and/or Product Owners

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA degree
• Experience and track record for making business cases, establishing and tracking to business goals, and understanding of financial metrics.

• Exceptional ability to communicate with people, in both written and verbal skills, in English - other languages a plus.
• Proficient in utilizing data and analytics to make well-informed decisions and develop business strategies..
• Detail-oriented and organized, prioritizes effectively, excels at time management, and anticipates well in decision-making.
• Strong persuasion, prioritization, relationship building, and organization skills.
• Experience managing stakeholders, risk, and uncertainty.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with a global team and travel for work on occasion.
• Familiarity with scrum/agile methodologies

About Autodesk

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